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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1999
Seishiro Mizukami, Kyoto, JP;
Hideo Yamagishi, Kyoto, JP;
Yuzuru Kondoh, Hyogo, JP;
Masataka Kondo, Kobe, JP;
Kaneka Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A photovoltaic module comprises a transparent substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic cells formed on the back surface of the substrate, busbars each including a busbar body connected electrically to the photovoltaic cells, an electrical insulating filler covering the photovoltaic cells and the busbar bodies, a spacer, and a cover film covering the filler. Each busbar integrally includes the busbar body and an extension long enough to project from one end of the transparent substrate. The busbar extensions, which serve as output fetching lines, are bent along the spacer, and their respective output end portions are drawn out through the cover film. The output end portions are connected individually to terminals of a terminal box.